medal vs honour

medal and honour both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
medal	Yes	No	No	No
honour	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, honour is a hypernym of medal; that is, honour is a word with a broader meaning than medal:

medal: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
honour: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

Other hypernyms of medal include accolade, award, honor, laurels.

medal (noun)	honour (noun)
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event	the quality of being honorable and having a good name
	a woman's virtue or chastity
	a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
	the state of being honored